NWS Forecast

FZUS56 KMTR 122225
CWFMTR

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
225 PM PST SUN FEB 12 2012

POINT ARENA TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS AND OUT 60 NM INCLUDING THE SAN
FRANCISCO BAY AREA AND MONTEREY BAY

PZZ500-130500-
225 PM PST SUN FEB 12 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA COAST AND BAYS INCLUDING
MONTEREY BAY...GULF OF THE FARALLONES...AND CORDELL BANK NATIONAL
MARINE SANCTUARIES...

NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RAMP UP OVERNIGHT TONIGHT ACROSS THE COASTAL
WATERS AS A WEAKENING SYSTEM MOVES ONSHORE. WINDS WILL DECREASE
LATE MONDAY AND TUESDAY AS THE STORM SYSTEM EXITS THE REGION.


PZZ570-130500-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT 10 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
225 PM PST SUN FEB 12 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM PST THIS EVENING
THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT...

TONIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 8 FT. W SWELL 8 TO 10 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
RAIN.

MON
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 7 TO 9 FT. NW SWELL 9 TO
11 FT AT 12 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY.

MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 7 TO 9 FT. NW SWELL
9 TO 11 FT AT 12 SECONDS...INCREASING TO 10 TO 12 FT AT
12 SECONDS AFTER MIDNIGHT. 

TUE
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 5 TO 7 FT. NW SWELL 11 TO
13 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.

TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FT. NW SWELL
10 TO 13 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

WED
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 6 FT. NW SWELL 8 TO
10 FT.

THU
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 7 TO
9 FT...SHIFTING TO THE W 7 FT. 

FRI
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 7 FT. W SWELL 7 TO
9 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS.


PZZ540-130500-
POINT ARENA TO POINT REYES TO 10 NM-
225 PM PST SUN FEB 12 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE
MONDAY NIGHT...

TONIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 4 FT. W SWELL 8 TO 10 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
RAIN.

MON
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 7 TO 9 FT. NW SWELL 9 TO
11 FT AT 12 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY.

MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 8 FT. NW SWELL
9 TO 12 FT AT 12 SECONDS.

TUE
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 7 FT. W SWELL 9 TO
12 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.

TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FT. W SWELL
9 TO 11 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

WED
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 6 FT. W SWELL 8 TO
10 FT.

THU
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 6 TO
8 FT.

FRI
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 6 FT. W SWELL 6 TO
8 FT.  SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS...THEN CHANCE
OF SHOWERS.


PZZ545-130500-
POINT REYES TO PIGEON POINT TO 10 NM-
225 PM PST SUN FEB 12 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM PST
THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE
MONDAY NIGHT...

TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. W SWELL
8 TO 10 FT AT 13 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN
AFTER MIDNIGHT.

MON
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 5 TO 8 FT. W SWELL 9 TO
11 FT AT 12 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY.

MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 8 FT. NW SWELL
9 TO 11 FT AT 12 SECONDS.

TUE
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 7 FT. W SWELL 9 TO
12 FT.

TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 6 FT. W SWELL
9 TO 11 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

WED
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. W SWELL 7 TO
9 FT.

THU
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 6 TO
8 FT.

FRI
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 6 FT. W SWELL 6 TO
8 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 

..SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST
..

IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...COMBINED SEAS 7 TO 9 FEET WITH A
DOMINANT PERIOD OF 13 SECONDS.

ACROSS THE BAR...COMBINED SEAS 7 TO 9 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF
13 SECONDS INCREASING TO 8 TO 10 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 13
SECONDS. SEAS OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET DURING MAXIMUM EBB CURRENT
OF 1.7 KNOTS AT 6:40 PM SUNDAY EVENING AND 2.1 KNOTS AT 7:03 AM
MONDAY MORNING.


PZZ575-130500-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS 10 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
225 PM PST SUN FEB 12 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM PST MONDAY THROUGH
LATE MONDAY NIGHT...

TONIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. W SWELL 9 TO 10 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.

MON
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 8 FT...INCREASING TO
7 TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NW SWELL 9 TO 11 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 7 TO 9 FT. NW SWELL
9 TO 12 FT AT 12 SECONDS.

TUE
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 7 FT. NW SWELL 12 TO
13 FT.

TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 5 TO 7 FT. NW SWELL
11 TO 13 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

WED
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 7 FT. NW SWELL 9 TO
11 FT.  SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

THU
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 7 TO
9 FT.

FRI
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 6 FT. NW SWELL 7 TO
9 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.


PZZ560-130500-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PINOS TO 10 NM-
225 PM PST SUN FEB 12 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE
MONDAY NIGHT...

TONIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 4 FT IN THE
EVENING...BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 8 TO 10 FT AT
13 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN AFTER
MIDNIGHT.

MON
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 8 FT. NW SWELL 9 TO
11 FT AT 12 SECONDS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 6 TO 8 FT...
DECREASING TO 3 TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NW SWELL 9 TO 11 FT AT
12 SECONDS.

TUE
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 6 FT. W SWELL 9 TO
12 FT.

TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. W SWELL
9 TO 11 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

WED
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. W SWELL 7 TO
9 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

THU
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT...BECOMING
3 TO 4 FT. W SWELL 6 TO 8 FT.

FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. W SWELL 7 TO
9 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.


PZZ565-130500-
POINT PINOS TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO 10 NM-
225 PM PST SUN FEB 12 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM PST MONDAY THROUGH
LATE MONDAY NIGHT...

TONIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 4 FT IN THE
EVENING...BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 8 TO 10 FT AT
13 SECONDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN
AFTER MIDNIGHT.

MON
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 8 FT. NW SWELL 9 TO
11 FT AT 12 SECONDS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 8 FT. NW SWELL
9 TO 11 FT AT 12 SECONDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
EVENING.

TUE
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 6 FT. NW SWELL 10 TO
13 FT.

TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 6 FT. NW SWELL
9 TO 12 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

WED
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 6 FT. NW SWELL 8 TO
10 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

THU
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 6 TO
8 FT.

FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 7 TO
9 FT.


PZZ530-130500-
SAN FRANCISCO SAN PABLO SUISUN BAY AND THE WEST DELTA-
225 PM PST SUN FEB 12 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

TONIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. RAIN LIKELY IN THE EVENING...THEN
RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.

MON
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SHOWERS LIKELY.

MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT.

TUE
NW WINDS 10 KT.

TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 10 KT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

WED
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT.

THU
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW.

FRI
W WINDS 10 KT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.


PZZ535-130500-
MONTEREY BAY-
225 PM PST SUN FEB 12 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

TONIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 4 FT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LESS
THAN 2 FT. W SWELL 6 TO 8 FT AT 13 SECONDS. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
EVENING...THEN RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.

MON
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 6 FT. W SWELL 7 TO
9 FT AT 12 SECONDS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DECREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 7 FT...DECREASING TO 3 TO 4 FT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. W SWELL 7 TO 9 FT AT 12 SECONDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.

TUE
NW WINDS 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 8 TO 10 FT.

TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 6 TO
8 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

WED
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 6 TO
8 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

THU
NE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING NW. WIND WAVES LESS THAN 2 FT...
BECOMING 3 FT. W SWELL 5 TO 7 FT.

FRI
W WINDS 10 KT. WIND WAVES LESS THAN 2 FT. W SWELL 6 TO
8 FT.